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Genomics empowering conservation action and improvement of celery in the face of climate change

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Integration of genomic approaches like whole genome sequencing, functional genomics, evolutionary genomics, and CRISPR/Cas9-based genome editing has accelerated the improvement of crop plants including leafy vegetables like celery in the face of climate change.

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The anthropogenic climate change is a real peril to the existence of life forms on our planet, including human and plant life. Climate change is predicted to be a significant threat to biodiversity and food security in the coming decades and is rapidly transforming global farming systems. To avoid the ghastly future in the face of climate change, the elucidation of shifts in the geographical range of plant species, species adaptation, and evolution is necessary for plant scientists to develop climate-resilient strategies. In the post-genomics era, the increasing availability of genomic resources and integration of multifaceted genomics elements is empowering biodiversity conservation action, restoration efforts, and identification of genomic regions adaptive to climate change. Genomics has accelerated the true characterization of crop wild relatives, genomic variations, and the development of climate-resilient varieties to ensure food security for 10 billion people by 2050. In this review, we have summarized the applications of multifaceted genomic tools, like conservation genomics, whole genome sequencing, functional genomics, genome editing, pangenomics, in the conservation and adaptation of plant species with a focus on celery, an aromatic and medicinal Apiaceae vegetable. We focus on how conservation scientists can utilize genomics and genomic data in conservation and improvement.

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All authors contributed to the study's conception and design. The manuscript was designed by SS. Literature collection was done by SP. The first draft of the manuscript was written by SS and RS, and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. The manuscript editing was done by ALO. Final correction and modification were done by SP and SS. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Correspondence to Saurabh Singh.

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Singh, S., Singh, R., Priyadarsini, S. et al. Genomics empowering conservation action and improvement of celery in the face of climate change. Planta 259, 42 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-023-04321-x

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